Elected Experience: State Representative, 3rd District, 1983 -1996. Chaired Health Care and Banking/Insurance Committees. Also on Ways and Means Committee, Law and Justice Committee.

Other Professional Experience: Practiced criminal and civil law practice, was partner in the firm of Winston and Cashatt; 12 years, Eastern Washington Growth Management Hearings Board; Spokane Plan Commissioner (current).

Statement: Nothing is more important than getting Washingtonians back to work. We need to rebuild infrastructure and create a new clean energy economy. Let’s recommit to our public schools so kids can truly compete in the global economy. I was a legislator previously at a time when things got done. We were not mired in divisive, partisan politics.

As a legislator, I led the effort to increase health care coverage, made it illegal for insurers to discriminate and required insurers to pay for breast cancer screening. It’s time to end divisive politics and bring back a common sense focus on results.